Librarian

Job Details

The Information Services Librarian works in all areas of health sciences information delivery: consulting with users, conducting database searching, teaching, advising, and participating on project teams. The librarian participates in the development and implementation of programs and services in support of digital scholarship and publishing by the Jefferson community for patient care, education and research. This position is full time, based at Scott Memorial Library on the center city Philadelphia campus with the option to work remotely up to two days per week.

Job Description

Essential Functions

• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.
• Provide reference services to library users online or in-person. Includes advising users on the effective use of knowledge-based information resources and bibliographic management software.
• Deliver in-depth consulting services to faculty, students, researchers and clinical care providers focusing on the effective use of information resources and bibliographic management software.
• Advise patrons on issues regarding scholarly communication including data management and sharing, rigor and reproducibility, lab notebooks, copyright, fair use, funder mandates, open access, impact assessment, and citation metrics.
• Administer publishing workflows in one or more transformative agreements.
• Collaborate with Digital Archivist on outreach, education and promotion of Jefferson Digital Commons (institutional repository)
• Teach, in a variety of modalities, information literacy, evidence-based practice, evidence synthesis, and other specialized classes in the university and clinical setting.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive knowledge of the library’s resources for effective patron consultation.
• Design and maintain learning materials and tools, including but not limited to the Springshare suite of products; collaborate with Gutman Library librarians to streamline and maintain learning materials.
• Plan and participate in student and employee orientation, outreach, and wellness activities.
• Promote and encourage equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace and throughout university community.
• Stay informed and up to date on current and emerging trends in health sciences librarianship. Seeks opportunities to engage in ongoing professional development.
• Demonstrate expertise in an area of health sciences librarian practice through publishing or professional association accomplishment (Senior Librarian)
• Mentor colleagues (Senior Librarian)
• Collaborate with colleagues within the Academic Commons to provide consistent service, programming, and faculty development opportunities.

Competencies (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required):

• Experience with advanced literature searching techniques, systematic reviews and scholarly communication topics preferred.
• Knowledge of medical and health sciences terminology and of medical and health literature databases preferred.
• Knowledge of educational and professional paths of medicine, nursing and other health sciences professions preferred.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:

Education:

• Master of Science/Information Science, ALA-Accredited MLS

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Experience:

• Librarian: Professional library experience in a health care or health sciences setting preferred
• Senior Librarian: three or more years professional library experience in a health care or health sciences setting required

Work Shift

Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Primary Location Address

1020 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.    

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educa­tional and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status. 

Benefits

At Jefferson, we offer a comprehensive total rewards package designed to support the health and well-being of our colleagues and their families. It includes a wide range of benefits including competitive pay, health and retirement benefits, life and disability insurance, paid time off, educational benefits, financial and mental health resources and much more. Our diverse benefits offerings ensure you have the coverage and access to services you need to thrive both personally and professionally.